Rumble-seat top



Sept 10, 1929 s. R. PARRY, JR., ET A1. 1,728,006

RUMBLE SEAT4 TOP Filed Oct. 26, 1927 2 SheetsSheet 1 j uff.

Sep- 10, 1929- s. R. PARRY, JR., ET Al. l 1,728,006

RUMBLE SEAT TOP Filed Oct. 26, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 10, 1929.

UNITED sTATEsPATENT OFFICE.

SANZ BARRY, JR., AND JOE E. LABK, JR., F CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

RUMBLE-S'EAT TOP.

It is common to employ rumble seats in connection with automobiles which are enclosed or have tops but the rumble seat itself is rarely provided with a top owing to the difliculty of doing this in a simple and efficient manner. The present invention relates to a top for the rumble seat 'which when not in use is compactly carried in the top of the automobile, which can be quicklyy lo moved to operative position vwhenever the rumble seat is in use. Details of the Ainvention will be apparent from the vfollowing description and appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 "sa perspective viewA of a part of. an automobile body showing a rumble seat with the invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the rumble seat top. in operative position with the ytop of the automobile top removed.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 ofl Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4--4 of Fi ure 3. i i,

`igure 5 is a perspective view of the attachment with parts in disassembled position. v

The type of automobile .p0 which the in-. vention is applied is relatlvely lmmaterlal.

and accordingly there has been illustrated only a portion of the body A, the rumble seat B and the back C therefor l1n`open position. To the frame'members 1 and 2 of the automobile top are attached by screws or other equivalent fasteners angle irons 3 and 4 best shown in Figure 5. These angle irons'are connected by up er members 5 and lower members 6, each o which is fastened at one end by bolts 8 to the angle iron 3 and at the other end by similar bolts 7 to provide a frame. Spacing members 9 surround the bolts and separate the members 5 and 6 suiliciently to form a passage or trackway.

slightly to the outside of each of the pairs ol members 5 and 6 and side or longitudinal rods 11 lying within the track members are connected to the rod l() at one end in any 5 suitable manner to form a frame. The other ends of the rods 11 are connected by a transverse member 12 and the extreme ends of the rods are connected at 13 by any suitable detachable or hinged connection to short v standards 14 which are adapted to fit into blocks 15 carried by the back of the rumble seat and thus support the outer end of the top when it is in operative position. v

A cover 16 of any desired material is attached at its inner end to the rod 10 and may be similarly fastened 'intermediate its ends to the transverse rod 12. It has a downwardly extending portion 17 provided with snap fasteners 18 which engage studs 19 on the back of the rumble seat. Other equiva lent forms of fastening members may be employed if desired. The cross bar 12 may be provided with a handle 20 for convenience in. pulling the attachment out into operative position or pushing it to its inoperative position within the top of the automobile proper. The cross bar 10 may be provided with a similar handle 21 on vits under surface so that the top may be pulled into inoperative position from within the car roper. An opening as indicated is made in t e rear ofthe-car top to permit the passage of the attachment and this is normally closed by a member 22 provided with a finger piece or latch member 23.'

When the cover or top is in inoperative vposition the back portion 17 lies upon the portion 16 as indicated in Figure 2. The standards 14.may be carried in 'any desired place and if t'heseare hinged to the rods 11 they may be folded down parallel' with said rods and moved back with the rest of the attachment into the top of the car. When it is desired to use the 'rumble seat top the cover 22 is raised and'by means of the handle 2O the whole frame is drawn outwardly. The standards 14 are positioned in the block 15 and engaged with the outer ends of the rods 11. The part 17 of theA cover is A cross rod 10 has its ends projectingy turned downwardly and fastened to the back of the rumble seat.

l Obviously when it is desired to close the rumble seat the operation is reversed.

It will be apparent that the invention provides a simple and eiiicient mechanism which can be carried within the usual top of the car without interfering with any of the structure thereof and which can be quickly moved to and held in its operative position. Obviously various details'may be modified without in any way departing from the. spirit of the invention which is to be regarded as limited only by the scope of the appended claims.

We claim as our invention:

1. In a rumble seat top construction, a frame for attachment to a vehicle, means on said frame providing spaced trackways, a cover-supporting frame having cover-supporting means resting on the first frame and including side rods disposed inwardly of the tracliways., and projections on the coversupporting frame extending laterally beyond the side rods and slidably disposed in said trackways.

2. In a rumble seat top construction, a lframe for attachment to a vehicle, upper and lower members ,at the sides of said frame providingtrackways between them, a coversupporting iframe comprising a crossrod and side rods extending therefrom inwardly of thetrackways, whereby the cross rod at its ends projects laterally beyond the side rods and saidends are mounted for movement in the trackways.` l

3. In a rumble seat top construction, a frame for attachment to a vehicle, said frame comprising cross members, u per and lower side members, spacing mem ers between the upper and lower side members to provide trackways, fastening elements common to the cross members, side members and spacing members; a cover-supporting frame comprisingside rods disposed in- .wardly ofthe side members supported on one of said cross members, and a cross rod from which the side rods extend, said cross rod extending outwardly beyond the side rods and havmg its ends slidably mounted in said trackways.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names.`

SAM R. PARRY, JR. JOE E. CLARK, JR. 

